The Nanny and the Sheikh

The Brides of Bella Lucia #7

by Barbara McMahon

Melissa Fox's trip to the kingdom of Qu'Arim is a perk of her job with the Valentine family. When she arrives, she works for Bella Lucia, but when she expertly calms Sheikh Surim Al-Thani's three little children, the handsome sheikh is determined she will stay on as his nanny.

When Melissa realizes how much the children need her, she agrees to stay—she will teach the gorgeous but guarded sheikh how to love and care for them. Only she finds herself in love with a man she could only ever dream of marrying.

Genres: Romance, Harlequin, Harlequin Romance, Contemporary Romance

184 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 2006

About the author

Barbara McMahon is a USA Today bestselling author of more than 100 sweet romance novels. Her heartwarming stories feature cowboys, small towns, second chances, and the enduring power of love. More than 17.5 million copies of her books have been sold in over 50 countries and translated into 21 languages. Visit her website https://www.barbaramcmahon.com

Reviews

[S P · Rating 4 out of 5]

Lovely book! Liked how it steered clear of all the tropes. No scheming villains or exes to spoil the relationship. No arrogant male hero, no doormat heroine. A very balanced pair who truly seem made for one another.

[Elena · Rating 2 out of 5]

So far the weakest of all the books in this series, in my opinion. It took me a long while to finish it because Melissa and Surim did not convince me at all. Boring at times and when it picked up, it was just meh.

[Marina · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a cute novella!

[Susan · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is the seventh book in The Brides of Bella Lucia series.

It took me a little while to warm to the heroine, Melissa, but her genuine loyalty and love for the children soon shines through and had me rooting for her future happiness.


Surim is a gorgeous hero, although there's a time that had me wondering whether he appreciates Melissa enough! It It takes Surim a long time to acknowledge how special Melissa is, and he seems blind to the shallowness of the other women who are angling to become his bride.


The children are wonderful secondary characters, adding to, rather than detracting from the overall romance. I loved the setting of Qu’Arim and learning about the different customs. Barbara McMahon has successfully created a believable story, showing that Western and Eastern cultures can blend and have a happy-ever-after future.

[Kay · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 Stars! ~ In this seventh installment of the Bella Lucia series, we meet Melissa the new step-daughter in the family. Surim is a man who was thrust into his role as Sheikh at a very young age, and now when his cousin's children become his wards, all he knows to do is hire strangers to care for them. Melissa soon sets him straight, she's the first woman ever to express her disapproval of him or to ever dare disagree with him. Surim learns what it truly means to have family, but he needs help in realizing what it is to love. This is heartwarming love story with a terrific HEA.

[Ann Keller · Rating 4 out of 5]

From the first, Sheikh Surim was attracted by Melissa’s quiet beauty, but she was also very skilled and intelligent. She wasn’t afraid to stand up for those in whom she believed, either, even Surim’s three newly-acquired children. Their parents were both dead and Surim wanted to be a good guardian; he just didn’t know how.

Come along on this lovely journey as the orphans curl themselves around your heart and a sheikh finds the love for whom he’s always waited.

[Juicy_Groot · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this book and all the charecters but I thought that it was a little bland,but that could be because I don't normally read books in this genre.